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New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

Transparentcity is an internet listing service that connects renters directly to NYC property managers. Designed and launched a two-sided rental marketplace with organic user growth reaching 40,000 monthly users. Achieved self-service product-led revenue• In 2 years, I established the platform's foundations, encompassing product development, revenue, and marketing. Additionally, I integrated systems for technology infrastructure (Heroku, AWS, Google Cloud), usage tracking (Google Analytics and Tag Manager), payments (Stripe), CRM, and Email Marketing (Hubspot, Sendgrid), achieving a 70% gross margin.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams across offshore engineering and content teams to prioritize product features and enhance overall product performance for the platform.https://www.transparentcity.co

Nasdaq Fund Secondaries offers private fund liquidity to LPs, GPs, and Private Wealth Advisors.Led divisional product management initiatives, overseeing all aspects of new product development, cross-functional stakeholder management, and distribution efforts for Nasdaq's recently launched Fund Secondaries Digital marketplace.• Led a cohesive team spanning Product, UX, Engineering, and QA.• Implemented best practices for coordinating across diverse functional areas within the division, removing bottlenecks, establishing a stable cadence, and accelerating product release cycles. This led to an enhanced customer experience and generated new revenue.• Expanded product offerings to cater to large financial institutions, including banks and advisors managing private wealth assets within private capital markets.• Launched multiple new features: Multi Transaction Facilitation And Settlement For Private Wealth Management, Multi Bid Acceptance For Buyer And Seller, Enhanced and simplified the buyer experience by reducing the transaction process clicks from 50+ to under 5. This streamlined approach facilitates the prompt execution of placing million-dollar bids, leading to record quarterly transacted Net Asset Values exceeding $60 million.For details on Nasdaq Fund Secondaries: https://www.nasdaq.com/solutions/fund-secondaries

Greater New York City Area

iLEVEL, a Blackstone spinoff, is the incumbent Portfolio Monitoring solution for Private Capital Markets, spanning PE, VC, RE, and Private Credit investmentsLed product strategy, development, engineering, and QA at iLEVEL for the core product, guiding it from startup to acquisition by iPreo and later by IHS MarkitPre Acq•As an early employee, I played a crucial role in iLEVEL's launch, and its rapid success positioned it as the dominant Portfolio Monitoring SaaS platform in private capital markets•Designed and built to enhance visibility and control over internal investment data. The product creates a single source of truth, facilitating informed decision-making and transparent communication with stakeholders•Managed the development of a product adopted by over 50 major institutional clients within two years, each contributing over $100,000 in ACV•Managed multiple platform areas, including data ingestion tools, dashboard reporting, API data integrations, Excel add-in functionality, workflow tools, entity and user management, iOS mobile applications, and calculation engines covering financial statements, valuations, KPIs, ESG, and cash transaction methodologies (IRR, MOICs, NAV). Maintained strong NPS scores consistentlyPost Acq•Successfully orchestrated the transition of the product organization under new management, concurrently driving YoY ARR growth of over 15%•Led a strategic initiative, integrating, retiring, and migrating clients to a unified architecture, resulting in annual savings exceeding $2 million by consolidating to a single platform, reducing software maintenance costs, and streamlining customer support•Established internal and external thought leadership to position iLEVEL as the market leader in Portfolio Monitoring•2011 raised from Carlyle•2012 raised from Hamilton Lane•2015 iLEVEL acq by iPreo•2018 iPreo acq by IHS MarkitFor details on the iLEVEL product:https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/mi/products/ilevel.html

Greater New York City Area

Factset’s Private Equity and Venture Capital offering provides market intelligence and advanced analytics to help clients source targets across public and private markets and efficiently perform due diligence.Led the development initiative for Factset's alternative assets data product and its associated tools, facilitating investments in alternative assets. The comprehensive datasets encompass General Partners (PE, VC, Angels, Corporates), Limited Partners (Pensions, Endowments, Governments, Family Offices), Portfolio Companies (Companies, Real Estate, Infrastructure Assets), and People contacts (CRM) within the private capital markets ecosystem.• The product offers a suite of features, including tear sheet creators, dashboards, and screening tools, along with Microsoft Excel tools for report generation. Designed to cater to a diverse user base, ranging from private equity and venture capital firms to investment banks, advisory firms, financial sponsors, and large limited partners, the product also serves government entities. Its applications span due diligence on deals, monitoring performance benchmarks, valuation analysis, and, in a governmental capacity, overseeing security and defense investments.For details on the Factset Private Capitals Markets offering:https://www.factset.com/solutions/clients/private-equity-and-venture-capital

Greater New York City Area

Investor Relations, Financial Communications and Shareholder Research

Greater New York City Area

Provider of Corporate Insurance and Financial Strategies

Bs, Finance & Marketing

Activities and Societies: Boston College Men's Tennis Team 2001 - 2005 | Captain as senior

Html, Css, Javascript, Ruby On Rails

16-week, part-time course with an introduction to web design and programming languages.

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The Investment Banking Institute is the world's largest financial modeling training program, offering an accelerated career path for both.

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